thoroughly dried out; old boxes of desiccated Cuban cigars; dried-out boards beginning to split

[ Syn: dried-out ]

preserved by removing natural moisture; dried beef; dried fruit; dehydrated eggs; shredded and desiccated coconut meat

[ Syn: dried , dehydrated ]

lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless; a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata; a desiccate romance; a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery-C.J.Rolo

[ Syn: arid , desiccate ]